Quaker Pucketts

Sylvia Ridenour Olson's mother was Hazel Puckett (1882 - 1969), she the daughter of Francis Puckett (1859 - 1931), he the son of James B Puckett (1829 - 1899), son of James Puckett (1788 - circa 1860), son of Thomas Puckett, the progenitor of a large Puckett family of Quakers.

Our basic knowledge of Thomas Puckett the Quaker, and his father Isham Puckett Sr, comes from  the book A history of Welcome Garrett and his descendants by Samuel B Garret, as I discuss on my page for Womack Puckett.

Sylvia R Olson studied the Quaker Pucketts extensively, and created a large set of 3x5 cards with info on hundreds of Puckett individuals.  These cards were microfilmed by LDS, and available at FamilySearch (click this link, requires free FamilySearch login).  The cards are arranged alphabetically by name.

Richard Puckett, son of Thomas the first Quaker, and wife Hannah had several children.  After Richard died, Hannah and the children moved to Indiana.  In Surry Co, NC Deed Book U:288, Hannah and her children gave Power of Attorney to David Puckett (another child of Richard & Hannah) to settle the estate of Richard Puckett in North Carolina.  

Surry Co, NC DB U:288 - Power of attorney, David Puckett from Hannah Puckett and others.  Hannah Pucket widow and Thomas Pucket, Isam Pucket, Moses Pucket and Betsey Pucket his wife, Joseph Pucket, Richard Pucket, Elihu Pucket, Phebe Pucket, Nancy Combs Pucket, Levina Pucket and Lewis Pucket heirs of Richard Pucket deceased of Vigo Co, IN make Daniel Pucket our Attorney to settle the estate of Richard Pucket in Surry Co, NC.  Signed 19 Sep 1832.  Signed by Hannah Pucket, Thomas Pucket, Moses Pucket, Betsy Pucket, Richard Pucket, Joseph Pucket, Elihu Pucket, Phebe Pucket, Levina Pucket, Lewis Pucket.  Witnesses Isom Garrett, Patterson M Wire.  

The question arises whether Moses Puckett in the Power of Attorney above was the son of Richard and Hannah, or a son-in-law who married their daughter Elizabeth.  Moses Puckett married Elizabeth Puckett 13 June 1818 in Surry Co, NC with Benjamin Taylor bondsman.  The wording of the Power of Attorney means that Moses was a son-in-law of Richard, acting in the right of his wife Elizabeth, nickname  'Betsy'.

According to Sylvia Olson, Moses was Elizabeth's first cousin, the son of Benjamin Puckett - link here.  If so, Moses came back to NC to marry Elizabeth, because in 1809, Moses witnessed a deed to his father in Knox Co, OH (DB B:102).

A guardian report in Surry Co, NC (Record of Estates 1818-1824:54) shows Samuel Pfaff was the guardian of Elizabeth Puckett and Nancy Puckett.  Pfaff settled Elizabeth's share with her husband, Moses Puckett.  He gave Nancy Puckett her share a few days before she came of age, right before she moved to "the western country" with a bond from Nancy's mother to indemnify him.  He also received money from the administrator to pay for school for David Puckett.   The "Richard Puckett 1815" estate file shows Pfaff as guardian to some of Richard's children.  

So, Moses Puckett was Richard Puckett's son-in-law.

Moses Puckett was on the 1820 census of Clinton Co, OH and the 1830 census of Vigo Co, IN.  The Moses Puckett on the 1840 census of Clinton Co, OH was another Moses Puckett, son of James Puckett son of Thomas the Quaker, and thus first cousin of both Moses Puckett and his wife Elizabeth.  Moses Puckett son of James was on the 1850 census of Hamilton Co, IN.  

Clinton Co, OH DB D:234, a deed made in 1824 where the sellers were Benjamin Puckett and wife Catherine, James Puckett and wife Mary, and Moses Puckett and wife Betsy.  Proof that after marrying, Moses Puckett and his wife Elizabeth Puckett lived for a time in Ohio before moving to Indiana.